Ironmonger. Born in Stourbridge. He established iron works in County Durham, and was ahead of his time in the enlightened way in which he treated his employees. In 1705 he moved to Greenwich, to a riverside mansion which he renamed Crowley House and built Crowley's Wharf. The medallion shows him with his wife Mary.
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Sir Ambrose Crowley
{On the base of the monument:} Anchor Iron Wharf In 964 King Edgar granted th...
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Built to provide steam for the pumping engines needed to keep the Thames Tunnel dry during its construction.
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Chairman of the London County Council, 1916 - 1917. Grandson of the first baronet by his son Thomas Fowell Buxton (1822–1908).
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